Win: Nap Strahler (1-4) Loss: Bob Velazquez (0-3)
Save: Dick Poulsen (2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Fritz Dickson pitching. Lance Collins strikes out. Ray Menke walks. Ben Griffey pops out to the first baseman. Lowe Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bob Velazquez pitching. Art Croft flies out to the right fielder. Jesus Wensloff grounds out to the third baseman. Wilton Ryan walks. Milt Sommers walks. Ken McAleese strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rube Wilson strikes out. Ernie Hill singles to center field. Hal Narleski strikes out. Kris Sabo walks. Bob Velazquez reached on a fielding error by Jerome Burnside. Lance Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jerome Burnside pops out to the second baseman. Pidgey Morgan singles to center field. Kenny Stocker flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Dickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ray Menke pops out to the shortstop. Ben Griffey pops out to the first baseman. Lowe Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Art Croft pops out to the first baseman. Jesus Wensloff strikes out. Wilton Ryan singles to right field. Wilton Ryan steals second. Milt Sommers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Rube Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Hill strikes out. Hal Narleski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ken McAleese pops out to the second baseman. Jerome Burnside reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kris Sabo. Pidgey Morgan grounds out to the shortstop. Kenny Stocker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Kris Sabo flies out to the center fielder. Bob Velazquez grounds out to the second baseman. Lance Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Fritz Dickson flies out to the center fielder. Art Croft singles to center field. Jesus Wensloff flies out to the left fielder. Art Croft steals second. Wilton Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ray Menke grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Griffey grounds out to the second baseman. Lowe Morgan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Milt Sommers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken McAleese grounds out to the pitcher. Jerome Burnside lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rube Wilson singles to right field. Ernie Hill strikes out. Rube Wilson steals second. Nap Strahler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Hal Narleski flies out to the right fielder. Kris Sabo singles past the second baseman. Rube Wilson scores. Bob Velazquez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Pidgey Morgan walks. Kenny Stocker pops out to the first baseman. Dario Rivas is pinch hitting for Nap Strahler. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dario Rivas reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kris Sabo. Art Croft reached on a fielding error by Bob Velazquez. Pidgey Morgan scores. Art Croft steals second. Jesus Wensloff singles to left field. Dario Rivas scores. Art Croft scores. Wilton Ryan doubles to center field. Milt Sommers flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jesus Wensloff is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dick Poulsen pitching. Nate Slagle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kenny Stocker at 2B. Lance Collins flies out to the center fielder. Ray Menke walks. Ben Griffey strikes out. Lowe Morgan grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ray Menke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ken McAleese doubles to right field. Jerome Burnside strikes out. Ken McAleese steals third. Pidgey Morgan walks. Nate Slagle triples. Ken McAleese scores. Pidgey Morgan scores. Jake Billingham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Poulsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Nate Slagle scores. Art Croft flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rube Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Hill singles to right field. Hal Narleski grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Hill advances to second on the play. Kris Sabo doubles to center field. Ernie Hill scores. Skip Blankenship is pinch hitting for Jake Billingham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Skip Blankenship walks. Lance Collins singles to left field. Ray Menke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Wilton Ryan (10), Ken McAleese (3).3B - Nate Slagle (1). Baserunning: SB - Art Croft 2 (7), Wilton Ryan (8), Ken McAleese (6). Fielding: E - Jerome Burnside.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jerry Thomas improves in arm Jack Stigman did not respond to coaching in range Hank Piez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Newsome did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Pacella did not respond to coaching in control Al Hogan improves in contact_vs_righty Cal Doak did not respond to coaching in speed